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LocationFlight
Level 390 between Brisbane & Tokyo
November 14, 1998

12:15pm
- The Great Barrier Reef

Here we
are at 39,000 feet flying past the reef in our 747-300.
The photos really don't do the reef justice - the colours
were amazing from this angle.

3:20pm
- Flight Deck

Well, I
tried really hard to try and sit in the jump seat for the
landing - this is as close as I managed to get.
It was still great to check out the cockpit, though. I
just wish I didn't bump that big red button :(
They can still fly OK on 3 engines anyway...

LocationTokyo,
Japan
November 14, 1998

10:11pm
- Downtown Narita

Unfortunately
we didn't get time to make the trip into Tokyo - maybe
next time. It was about an hour and a half by train into
Tokyo from where we were staying. We did manage to spend
a few hours in Narita. Felicity and I walked around for a
few hours down these tiny streets checking out the
amazing buildings and numerous vending machines - there
are vending machines everywhere and you can buy just
about anything. We ended up having dinner at a sushi bar
down this street.

10:30pm
- Sushi Bar

This was
where we ate and on the right is what we ate (the Ume
sushi dish). It tasted great, except for that silver
thing hiding at the back...

11:12pm
- Naritasan Shinshoji Temple

This was
as close as Felicity and I got to the temple. We didn't
think they'd like to have tourists poking around at this
hour at night. This temple dates back to 810AD and is the
home of one of the largest Buddhist sects in Japan, the
Shingonshu Chiasan-ha.

11:27pm
- Hotel Nikko Narita

On the
left Felicity standing outside our hotel. On the right is
a picture of a book I had next to my bed. I just had to
take a picture of the writing in the top corner. I really
don't remember making any promises to anyone. :)

11:50pm
- Local Brew

This is
an example of the stuff you can buy in vending machines.
This one was right outside the hotel room. Just what I
needed after a very, very long day...

November
15, 1998

10:30am
- Narita Airport

Don't
leave home without it...

11:15am
- Narita Airport

Here we
are waiting to board our plane for the flight to
Heathrow. Pictured from left to right is Felicity, Luke
and myself. We all went our separate ways at London -
Felicity to Kent, Luke to Edinburgh and I left for Leeds.

2:10pm
- Somewhere over Siberia

Hidden
among the convoluted frozen rivers and lakes was the
occasional unnatural straight line of powerlines and
roads - there was obviously someone down there.